Patents by Inventor Rebecca J. Bachman

Rebecca J. Bachman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6152896
    Abstract: A manual breast pump adapted for one-handed operation includes a pump body defining an inlet, an outlet and a vacuum port, a stationary handle connected to the pump body, and a movable handle connected to the manual breast pump and spaced from the stationary handle so that both handles can be grasped simultaneously between the palm and fingers of a hand. The movable handle is movable with respect to the stationary handle and is operably connected to a piston disposed within the pumping chamber so that movement of the movable handle with respect to the stationary handle results in movement of the piston within the pumping chamber to create a vacuum at the vacuum port. The invention provides a manual breast pump which can be easily and comfortably supported and operated using one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Gerber/Baby Care
    Inventors: Rebecca J. Bachman, Karen L. Celata, Mark A. Gilbertson, Edward A. Raleigh, Jeffery R. Staszak, John W. Grosz
  • Patent number: 5890621
    Abstract: A drinking device adapted for use by young children includes a cap adapted to sealingly cover a drinking cup. The cap has a spout and a mount, and a valve cartridge removably attached to the mount for controlling fluid flow through the spout. The valve cartridge is removable for easy cleaning or replacement, and includes a valve holder that manually, frictionally pressfits into a barrel-shaped mounting flange on the cap. The valve holder includes a grip to facilitate removal of the valve cartridge from the cap. A valve retainer snap-attaches to the valve holder to hold a silicon rubber valve in place on the valve holder. The valve includes a head section with slits that define cooperating valve fingers that cooperate to selectively allow fluid to flow out of the spout or to allow air to flow back into the cup, thus allowing the valve to operate as a single and only valve on the drinking cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Rebecca J. Bachman, James L. Willis, Robert C. Coon, Wesley D. Mersman
  • Patent number: 5843029
    Abstract: A manual breast pump adapted for one-handed operation includes a pump body defining an inlet, an outlet and a vacuum port, a stationary handle connected to the pump body, and a movable handle connected to the manual breast pump and spaced from the stationary handle so that both handles can be grasped simultaneously between the palm and fingers of a hand. The movable handle is movable with respect to the stationary handle and is operably connected to a piston disposed within the pumping chamber so that movement of the movable handle with respect to the stationary handle results in movement of the piston within the pumping chamber to create a vacuum at the vacuum port. The invention provides a manual breast pump which can be easily and comfortably supported and operated using one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Gerber/Baby Care
    Inventors: Rebecca J. Bachman, Karen L. Celata, Mark A. Gilbertson, Edward A. Raleigh, Jeffery R. Staszak, John W. Grosz
  • Patent number: D383536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Inventors: Rebecca J. Bachman, Karen L. Celata, Mark A. Gilbertson, Edward A. Raleigh, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John W. Grosz
  • Patent number: D397906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jerald E. Briggs, Rebecca J. Bachman, Paul D. Hurley
  • Patent number: D409448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: William B. Hudson, Jr., Rebecca J. Bachman, Michael A. Jimenez